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Our NV200 has 2x “100AH” leisure batteries, and these are maintained via a 120W solar charger and CTEK D250S MPPT & B2B smart charger, and generally are maintained to a high voltage all the time and never flat. In the summer, the batteries are full by 9/10am from the solar…

For van #2 index, see HERE There are many suppliers, some specialist and some general. This list will be updated over the next few years, and we’re adding locations on a googlemap so that we can see where they are in case we’re passing. All have showrooms (of sorts) Suppliers, and…

For van #2 index, see HERE We need a van to last for 2-3 months minimum with onboard supplies, and Gas is one of those things that can run out! One way around that issue is with refillable gas, and whilst I loved ours in the old van, I get the…

In order to figure out if our plan is realistic, we’ve made a scale model in TinkerCAD with real-size appliances and equipment to see if it fits. The floorplan is based on a L2H2 Ducato/Citroen/Pergot chassis – but ASSUMES the walls are square, the bulkhead is square, the rear arches…

No doubt, any avid readers (lol!) will be asking, why are we thinking of Van #2 after just building the NV200 campervan – and no doubt assuming its not working, or is wrong, etc etc. So just to clarify 🙂 …. The NV200 was built with a 5 year plan…

Research The van #2 build project isn’t now, its in the future, and this time we’re going to use this blog as our scrapbook portal and research list. It’ll be a good couple of years of research, stealing inspiration, finding products and suppliers. Its all listed here which may be…

Overview In designing Van #2, we’ve got a couple of years to get it right before we even start. So, like everyone else, we’re stealing as many ideas as we can from places to see what we like. We’ve designed a layout we think will work, not set in stone,…

For all pics, see HERE For a change, we decided to hop on a small pre Christmas city break to Riga which is the capital of Latvia. A place we know nothing about and thought why not! We booked flights with AirBaltic which is their national carrier and to be…

Note: Writing this late 2018, build will be 2020-21 – so this is very much ideas and draft!!!! The Van2 project is different to the NV200 self build. The NV was designed as a camping car with a 5 year lifespan to fit in with our plans then, which included…